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Actual M40 for sale

Marksman

Sergeant
Full Member
Minuteman
May 4, 2008
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Michigan
Anyone pick up on the M40 that the CMP has on auction?

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With 12 days left, it's sitting at $8,355 right now.
 
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Knowing the collectors that regularly bid on the CMP auctions, that price is no where near final.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lowlight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, WE ALL MISSED IT -- nice find and thanks for posting.

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Geeez. There goes the mean help desk guy again.... LOL
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A10XRIFLE</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I bet I know who ends up buying it!</div></div>

M.B. is my guess.
 
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Eleven days and counting left on the rifle, Rock island recently sold a similar USMC M40 presentation rifle,realized price was $14950.
 
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Great Rifle to own if you have the money to collect...I started to build a relica many years ago...Never finished it though...got a stock, replacement Redfield scope, mount/rings...Found an old 243 that was in the right ## range...then I sold it piece by piece...
About a year ago I found an old custom Remington Short action that was in an early early McMillan stock that was just right for an A1...sold it too....

<span style="font-weight: bold">Definately NICE to own a PIECE OF HISTORY if one has the wallet for it!</span>
 
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I'm sure this has been brought up before, but as long as you fellas are on the topic how is the quality and representation of the Remington commemorative M40 700s?
 
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I just looked at the current bidding.. that thing is up to 10k. That would be such a great piece of history to own. I would love to have that in my safe.
 
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Whomever got that one is a really fortunate person. Thats totally awesome. Congrats.
 
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It is an awesome piece of US history and worth every penny. If I had millions I would have bid on it, but I don’t. Besides, the only other place you will find a rifle like that is in a museum.
 
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A Henry rifle tied conclusively by both historical provenance and ballistic forensics to the Little Big Horn sold for over $500,00.00 at auction a couple of years ago. Can you imagine what a rifle connected to Hathcock or one of the other legends would bring?
 
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An exact copy of this rifle sold in September by RIA for $14850, I think thats an unbelievable price for an M40 type rifle.